Challenging Materials for Restoration of Cultural Heritage

Strengthening and repair of both modern and historic masonry constructions (buildings, bridges, towers) and structural components (walls, arches and vaults, piers and columns) by Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) technique. Weak point: the severe degradation of mechanical properties with temperature and fire conditions Restoration and reconstruction of missing parts of pottery, ceramics or bricks with the use of organic (paraloyd B72) or inorganic (gypsum, polyfilla etc...) materials. Weak points: low compatibility of organic resins with ceramics; low reversibility of inorganic materials; low retractability of organic/inorganic materials. The use of inorganic resin, as Geopolymers, instead of traditional materials, would be highly desirable to overcome this issues.